Gary Clark Jr.

Clark's cover version of the Beatles' 1969 song "Come Together", was released in early 2017.

It became his first charting single, appearing on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, where it peaked at #15.

Gary Lee Clark Jr. (born February 15, 1984) is an American blues guitarist and singer from Austin, Texas who fuses blues, rock and soul music with elements of hip hop.

Clark performed at the 50th Monterey Jazz Festival as part of the promotion for John Sayles' 2007 film Honeydripper.

Clark sang on the 2010 bonus track cover of the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" on Sheryl Crow's album 100 Miles from Memphis.

Clark performed at the 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival.

He joined Doyle Bramhall II and Sheryl Crow on stage for their performance with Eric Clapton, and also debuted several original songs.

In 2011, Clark signed with Warner Bros Records and released The Bright Lights EP.

Rolling Stone declared Clark "Best Young Gun" in its April 2011, "Best of Rock" issue.

In June 2011, Clark played at the annual Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, at the Miller Lite On Tap Lounge.

It was followed by the albums Blak and Blu (2012) and The Story of Sonny Boy Slim (2015).

In 2012 Clark recorded with Alicia Keys on two different songs.

He co-wrote the song "Fire We Make" with Keys, Pop Wansel and Oak Felder for the album Girl on Fire.

On August 28, 2012, Keys revealed via Twitter that Clark's new album and major label debut called Blak and Blu would be released on October 22, 2012.

Released by Warner Records, Blak and Blu peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 album chart, and number one on the Blues Albums chart.

On June 10, 2012, Clark again played at Bonnaroo, and his performance was streamed live online via the Bonnaroo MusicFest Channel on YouTube.

In February 2012, Clark performed alongside blues musicians at the Red, White and Blues event at the White House.

The event, aired on PBS, included B.B. King, Mick Jagger, Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy, among others.

Clark played "Catfish Blues" and "In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)", as well as contributing to performances of "Let the Good Times Roll", "Beat Up Old Guitar", "Five Long Years" and "Sweet Home Chicago".

A double album recorded over the course of an 18-month-tour between 2013 and 2014, Gary Clark Jr. Live received generally positive reviews from critics.

Throughout his career, Clark has been a prolific live performer, documented by Gary Clark Jr. Live (2014) and Gary Clark Jr Live/North America (2017).

In 2014, Clark was awarded a Grammy for Best Traditional R&B performance for the song "Please Come Home".

In 2014, Clark's first live album, Gary Clark Jr. Live, was released.

Clark worked with the Foo Fighters on the track "What Did I Do? / God as My Witness" on their 2014 album Sonic Highways recorded at KLRU-TV Studio 6A in Austin.

Clark released his album The Story of Sonny Boy Slim on September 11, 2015.

Clark had a guest appearance on Tech N9ne's 2016 album The Storm, providing the chorus for the song "No Gun Control".

Clark appeared on Childish Gambino's album "Awaken, My Love!", released that same year, performing the guitar solo on the track "The Night Me and Your Mama Met".

In 2017, Clark released his second live album, Live North America 2016.

Clark collaborated with ZZ Ward on "Ride" from the soundtrack to the 2017 Pixar film Cars 3.

Clark's version of "Come Together" was featured in the 2017 Zack Snyder-directed superhero film Justice League.

In 2018, Clark featured on two songs on Bun B's album Return of the Trill, "Blood on the Dash" and "Gone Away" also featuring Leon Bridges.

Clark was featured on Tom Morello's album The Atlas Underground, providing vocals and guitar on the song "Where It's At Ain't What It Is."

His most recent album, This Land, was released in 2019.

On January 10, 2019, Clark announced the March 1, 2019, release of his album This Land via Warner Bros. On the same day he released the title song from the album supported by a Savanah Leaf directed music video for the song.

This Land was chosen as a 'Favorite Blues Album' by AllMusic.

In 2020, he won the Grammy Award for "Best Rock Song" and "Best Rock Performance" for the song "This Land" from that album.

Gary Clark Jr. began playing guitar at the age of 12.

Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Clark played small gigs throughout his teens until he met promoter Clifford Antone, proprietor of the Austin music club Antone's. Antone's was the launch pad where Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan redefined blues at the time.

After meeting Clifford, Clark began to perform with other musicians, including Jimmie Vaughan.

Vaughan and others in the Austin music community helped Clark in his musical career.